Sanitary milking harness



Jan. 4, 1927.

` T. B. LEMAN SANITARY MILKING HARNESS Fld May 26. 1926 Patented Jan. 4, 1927.

TILDA B. LEMAN, F RAPXD Cl'fiv, SOUTH DAKOTA.

SANITARY MILKING Application *filedk May 26, 1526.

The present invention relates to a sanitary milking harness for cows and has for its principal object to provide a contrivance which prevents the cow from kicking, switching her tail, or committing other annoyances while being milked.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a contrivance of this nature which may be easily and quickly attached to and detached from the cow, and may be adjusted to fit different sized cows.

A still further very important object of the invention is to provide a contrivance of this nature which is exceedingly simple in its construction, strong and durable, eihcient and reliable, easy to manipulate, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as Will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of the contrivance embodying the features of my invention, showing the same on a cow, and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the contrivance.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that flexible sleeves 5 and G are connected by wire strands 7, and have straps 8 and 9 projected therethrough respectively. Buckles 24 are attached on the ends of the straps 8 and 9. A member 11 is bent over upon itself to provide an eye 12 with which is engaged twisted strands of wire attached to the flexible sleeve 6. A member 13 includes a pair of side rods 1t attached to a rectangular frame 15, one to each'side of the member 11, and the upper end terminates in an eye 16 through which the member 11 projects.

A clamp 17 is disposed about the members 11 and 18 so that 4they may be held in different adjusted positions in relation to each other for lengthening and shortening the contrivance in accordance with the size of the cow. The rectangular frame is provided with a plurality of crosspieces 18, and a continuous `strap 19 is passed in and out through these cross pieces 18 and attached to a pair of straps 2O having suit- HARNESS.

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able fastening elements 21 and 22 on the ends thereof.

To attach this contrivance to a cow, the clamp 17 is loosened. The strap 8 is first fastened about the tail say about six inches from the body, and then the strap 9 is attached around the tail the length of the wires 7 from the strap 8. The clamp 17 is tightened so that the frame 15 is located just above the hoek joints of the cow, and then the straps are engaged about the rear legs just above the hoek joints. When the cow is thus harnessed, it will be apparent that she is prevented from switching her tail and kicking or committing any other nuisance which would prove detrimental to sanitary milking.

It will be apparent that the ydevice is capable of being adjusted to fit practically all sizes of cows, and is capable of being quickly and easily attached to or detached from the cow. The .structure is exceedingly simple and is thoroughly reliable and etlicient when used for carrving out the ends 'of the invention.

The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in detail merely by way of example, since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description. It is apparent that numerous changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A device of the class described including a frame, a pair of straps, means for mounting the straps on the frame, an adjustable member engaged on the frame, a flexible member engaged with the adjustable member, and a pair of straps engaged on the flexible member.

2. A device of the class described including, in combination, a rectangular frame having a plurality of cross pieces, a continuous strap loop interwoven between the cross pieces, a pair of straps attached to the loop strap, fastening elements on the pair of straps, an adjustable member attached to the frame, a iiexible member attached to the adjustable member, and a pair of .straps at- CII tached in spaced relation to the flexible member.

3. A contrivance of the class describe-d including, in combination, a frame, a plurality of cross pieces in the frame7 a continuous looped strap having portions thereof trained back and forth between the cross pieces, a. pair of straps having intermediate portions lixed to the loop Strap, fastening elements on the ends of the pair of straps, a member attached to the traine including a pair ot' bare having an eye at their ontei ends, a second member bent over upon itselic to extend through the eye and between the bars, a flexible element attached to the second member, aflexible sleeve attached to the flexible element, a second flexible element attached to the flexible sleeve, a second flexible sleeve attached to the second flexible element, and a pair of straps one trained 20 thru each flexible sleeve.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

MRS. TILDA B. LEMAN. 

